Promote and pattern participatory culture, professional practice, and lifelong learning , and

Forge connections between research, policy, and practice in educational technology.

College of education's conceptional framework

Boise State University College of Education’s conceptual framework, “The Professional Educator,” establishes our shared vision in preparing educators to work effectively in P-12 schools. It provides direction for programs, courses, teaching, candidate performance, scholarship, service, and accountability.

The Professional Educator

Boise State University strives to develop knowledgeable educators who integrate complex roles and dispositions in the service of diverse communities of learners. Believing that all children, adolescents, and adults can learn, educators dedicate themselves to supporting that learning. Using effective approaches that promote high levels of student achievement, educators create environments that prepare learners to be citizens who contribute to a complex world. Educators serve learners as reflective practitioners, scholars and artists, problem solvers, and partners.

AECT STANDARDSThe course work and final project I have completed for Ed Tech 541 demonstrates the mastery of several important AECT Standards. It is evident, through the projects created, that I have met the following standards: 1.1 Instructional Systems Design, 1.2 Message Design, 1.3 Instructional Strategies, 1.4 Learner Characteristics, 2.1 Print Technologies, 2.2 Audio Visual Technologies, 2.3 Computer Based Technologies, 2.4 Integration of Technology, 3.1 Media Utilization, and 3.2 Diffusion of Innovations.

The AECT Standards that I have met are highlighted below by utilizing a differentcolour font and this symbol (*).

STANDARD 1 – DESIGN Candidates demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to design conditions for learning by applying principles of instructional systems design, message design, instructional strategies, and learner characteristics.1.1 Instructional Systems Design* Instructional Systems Design (ISD) is an organized procedure that includes the steps of analyzing, designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating instruction.1.2 Message Design* Message design involves planning for the manipulation of the physical form of the message.1.3 Instructional Strategies* Instructional strategies are specifications for selecting and sequencing events and activities within a lesson.1.4 Learner Characteristics* Learner characteristics are those facets of the learner’s experiential background that impact the effectiveness of a learning process.STANDARD 2 – DEVELOPMENT Candidates demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to develop instructional materials and experiences using print, audiovisual, computer-based, and integrated technologies.2.1 Print Technologies* Print technologies are ways to produce or deliver materials, such as books and static visual materials, primarily through mechanical or photographic printing processes.2.2 Audiovisual Technologies* Audiovisual technologies are ways to produce or deliver materials by using mechanical devices or electronic machines to present auditory and visual messages.2.3 Computer-Based Technologies* Computer-based technologies are ways to produce or deliver materials using microprocessor-based resources.2.4 Integrated Technologies* Integrated technologies are ways to produce and deliver materials which encompass several forms of media under the control of a computer.STANDARD 3 – UTILIZATION Candidates demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to use processes and resources for learning by applying principles and theories of media utilization, diffusion, implementation, and policy-making.3.1 Media Utilization* Media utilization is the systematic use of resources for learning.3.2 Diffusion of Innovations* Diffusion of innovations is the process of communicating through planned strategies for the purpose of gaining adoption.3.3 Implementation and Institutionalization Implementation is using instructional materials or strategies in real (not simulated) settings. Institutionalization is the continuing, routine use of the instructional innovation in the structure and culture of an organization.3.4 Policies and Regulations Policies and regulations are the rules and actions of society (or its surrogates) that affect the diffusion and use of Instructional Technology.STANDARD 4 – MANAGEMENT Candidates demonstrate knowledge, skills, and dispositions to plan, organize, coordinate, and supervise instructional technology by applying principles of project, resource, delivery system, and information management.4.1 Project Management Project management involves planning, monitoring, and controlling instructional design and development projects.4.2 Resource Management Resource management involves planning, monitoring, and controlling resource support systems and services.4.3 Delivery System Management Delivery system management involves planning, monitoring and controlling ‘the method by which distribution of instructional materials is organized’ . . . [It is] a combination of medium and method of usage that is employed to present instructional information to a learner.4.4 Information Management Information management involves planning, monitoring, and controlling the storage, transfer, or processing of information in order to provide resources for learning.STANDARD 5 – EVALUATION Candidates demonstrate knowledge, skills, and dispositions to evaluate the adequacy of instruction and learning by applying principles of problem analysis, criterion-referenced measurement, formative and summative evaluation, and long-range planning.5.1 Problem Analysis Problem analysis involves determining the nature and parameters of the problem by using information-gathering and decision-making strategies.5.2 Criterion-Referenced Measurement Criterion-referenced measurement involves techniques for determining learner mastery of pre-specified content.5.3 Formative and Summative Evaluation Formative evaluation involves gathering information on adequacy and using this information as a basis for further development. Summative evaluation involves gathering information on adequacy and using this information to make decisions about utilization.5.4 Long-Range Planning Long-range planning that focuses on the organization as a whole is strategic planning….Long-range is usually defined as a future period of about three to five years or longer. During strategic planning, managers are trying to decide in the present what must be done to ensure organizational success in the future.